Periodic Table of the Elements Light-up Display [Product Review]

It would be a good idea to familiarize yourself with the Periodic Table of Elements to get ready for your upcoming Chemistry class. These resources will help you do that!

Colorful Light-up Periodic Table of the Elements

The Colorful Light-up Periodic Table of the Elements is a great desktop ornament for science lovers! There are 118 elements in the periodic table. Like most periodic tables, this one shows their atomic number, symbol, name, and atomic weight. It also has color codes depicting how the elements are grouped according to shared chemical and physical properties, which provide an extra dimension of information.

The periodic table is printed onto the back of a clear piece of acrylic, which is 4.5” tall x 6” wide x ¾” thick. A soft cloth is included for cleaning the acrylic. The acrylic piece sits in the slot of a wooden block with colorful LEDs that illuminate it from underneath. You can set the colors up to stay as one color, or you can rotate through all the different colors. You can also adjust the brightness level. It can even be used as a night light. The LEDs are powered by a USB plug.

This display does not have to be illuminated to be appreciated. In addition, this cool piece of science art comes with a sheet of cardstock featuring a “Periodic Chart of the Elements in Words” on one side and a “Periodic Chart of the Elements in Pictures” on the other. Both sides are packed full of interesting facts, which makes it a great study aid. Science teachers, chemistry students, or anyone interested in the elements that make up our world will appreciate this item!

Light-up Periodic Table of the Elements with Pictures

The Light-up Periodic Table of the Elements with Pictures is the perfect desktop ornament for a science teacher, chemist, or student. There are 118 elements in the periodic table. Like most periodic tables, this one shows their atomic number, symbol, name, and atomic weight. This particular one is unique because it has pictures of the elements, albeit rather small – and I got the large size!

The acrylic is 5” tall x 8” wide x 1” thick! It’s a highly-polished, heavy piece of acrylic that sits in a slot in the center of a wooden block. The wooden block is 1” tall x 1 ¾” wide x 8” long and is made of light-colored wood. LED lights at the bottom of the slot illuminate the acrylic from underneath. A soft cloth is included for keeping the acrylic clean.

You can set the LEDs to stay as one color, or you can make it rotate through all the different colors. You can also adjust the brightness level. It even works as a pretty good night light. The green light gives the elements (pictures, not real samples) a glow-in-the-dark appearance. The purple light gives the display a blacklight effect. The LED lights are USB-powered. This display does not have to be illuminated to be appreciated.

In addition to the decorative 3-D display, there is an educational bonus chart in the box! It’s a two-sided periodic chart printed in color on cardstock with illustrations, folded in quarters like a pocket-sized cheat sheet. It’s full of information about the elements that makes for interesting reading. This set would be a great gift for anyone interested in the elements that make up our world.

Engineered Labs Periodic Table of the Elements with Real Samples

Tim & Cory Marriott @ Engineered Labs

This is the world’s first handheld Periodic Table with real elements in it! (Well, all of the 83 stable elements, not the radioactive ones!) It measures approximately 4.5″ tall x 6″ wide x 1″ thick. This product is meticulously made in the USA by a couple of brothers in Idaho, a scientist and an engineer, Tim & Cory Marriott. After considerable research and development, with careful attention to detail, they developed a method of embedding each element sample in acrylic and the result is awesome! This high quality periodic table of elements looks great on a desk, in your hands, and anywhere else it can be displayed. Please note that there will be variations in this display. Sometimes elements are slightly different sizes, samples are not perfectly centered, or small fibers or dust are in the acrylic. Still, this 100% handmade and genuine piece of science decor is a step above the others, and it’s priced accordingly. It comes with microfiber storage bag and a certificate of authenticity that tells a little about each sample.

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If you’d like a scientific decorative element for a desk or shelf, or if you’re looking for the perfect gift for your favorite chemist or science teacher, consider getting one of the 3-D Periodic Tables. They are great educational displays. But honestly, if it’s just a Periodic Table of the Elements that you want, you can simply get a laminated chart.

Here’s a nicely illustrated Periodic Table:

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Here’s a Periodic Table with an equation cheat sheet on the back:

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You can even get a Periodic Table of Elements Flash Card Game:

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And here’s a Periodic Table of Elements Board Game:

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Any of these products will help make learning about the Periodic Table of the Elements interesting and even fun. Why trust our recommendations? We know homeschooling families usually have limited incomes, so we don’t purposely choose the most expensive products just so we can get a bigger commission. In most cases, we choose items that we have actually used ourselves (or that are on our own wish lists!).

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